407 Arachne
Appearance
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![]() Modelled shape of Arachne from its lightcurve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | 13 October 1895 |
Designations | |
(407) Arachne | |
Pronunciation | /əˈrækniː/[1] |
Named after | Arachne [2] |
1895 CC | |
Main belt | |
Adjectives | Arachnean /ærəkˈniːən/[3] |
Orbital characteristics [4] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 116.62 yr (42596 d) |
Aphelion | 2.80706 AU (419.930 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.44624 AU (365.952 Gm) |
2.62665 AU (392.941 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.068685 |
4.26 yr (1554.9 d) | |
155.411° | |
0° 13m 53.497s / day | |
Inclination | 7.52045° |
294.698° | |
81.6776° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 95.07±5.4 km |
22.62 h (0.943 d)[4] | |
0.0548±0.007[4] | |
C [4] | |
8.88[4] | |
407 Arachne is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered on 13 October 1895, by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory.[4]
407 Arachne has been observed to occult 9 stars between 2002 and 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(407) Arachne". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (407) Arachne. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 48. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_408. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "arachnean". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ a b c d e f "407 Arachne (1895 CC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- 407 Arachne at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 407 Arachne at the JPL Small-Body Database